punched out; punching out; punches out
1
: to record the time of one's stopping work or departure by punching a time clock
2
: to bail out of an aircraft using an ejection seat
Examples of punch-out in a Sentence
Verb
you should take a course in anger management—you can't go around punching out people
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Asus chose to have a punch-out camera and obscure part of the screen rather than mount it in a larger bezel, which shows how form has come ahead of function.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The alleged victim told troopers that, following the disturbance, the men left then returned a short time later and allegedly physically assaulted him and punched out windows in the garage, according to state police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The hard-throwing lefty dominated across 72 appearances (72.0 innings), notching a 1.75 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 84 punch-outs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Asus chose to have a punch-out camera and obscure part of the screen rather than mount it in a larger bezel, which shows how form has come ahead of function.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
Simultaneously punched out, yet refusing to stay down for the count, a gruff Smith does his actorly best to understand, then diss, his public’s view of the slap heard round the world.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The alleged victim told troopers that, following the disturbance, the men left then returned a short time later and allegedly physically assaulted him and punched out windows in the garage, according to state police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Punch-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch-out. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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